What monitor do you need for your graphics card
For each of 104 current graphics cards we calculated FPS in popular and competitive games at three resolutions and picked the monitor the card can actually feed with frames.
104graphics cards
20 + 9games in calculation
3resolutions
Most recommended monitors
Number of graphics cards for which a monitor with this resolution and refresh rate is optimal.
| Refresh rate | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Hz | · | 6 | 1 |
| 100 Hz | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 75 Hz | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| 60 Hz | 47 | · | 1 |
Recommendation for every graphics card
| Graphics card | Recommended monitor | esports | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 4K · 120 Hz | 360 Hz | 306 | 252 | 135 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | 4K · 100 Hz | 360 Hz | 274 | 202 | 105 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 251 | 176 | 92 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 232 | 161 | 84 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 225 | 155 | 81 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 212 | 147 | 78 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 214 | 147 | 77 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 4K · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 207 | 142 | 75 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 176 | 123 | 65 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | 4K · 60 Hz | 240 Hz | 203 | 140 | 73 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 188 | 134 | 72 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 184 | 131 | 70 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 179 | 124 | 62 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 191 | 136 | 73 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | 1440p · 120 Hz | 240 Hz | 183 | 131 | 70 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 173 | 119 | 60 |
| Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 166 | 118 | 63 |
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 142 | 100 | 51 |
| Radeon RX 9070 GRE | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 162 | 116 | 60 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 162 | 116 | 60 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 150 | 104 | 49 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 154 | 109 | 56 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | 1440p · 100 Hz | 240 Hz | 148 | 105 | 50 |
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 134 | 94 | 48 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 131 | 92 | 48 |
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 129 | 91 | 47 |
| Radeon RX 7700 XT | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 128 | 91 | 47 |
| Radeon RX 6800 | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 131 | 93 | 48 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 121 | 85 | 43 |
| Radeon RX 7700 | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 131 | 93 | 48 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 120 | 83 | 36 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 122 | 86 | 44 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 119 | 84 | 38 |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT | 1440p · 75 Hz | 240 Hz | 122 | 86 | 44 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 108 | 76 | 38 |
| Radeon RX 6750 XT | 1440p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 110 | 77 | 40 |
| GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 109 | 77 | 40 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 103 | 73 | 36 |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 102 | 71 | 37 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 99 | 69 | 30 |
| Radeon RX 7600 XT | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 100 | 70 | 36 |
| Intel Arc B580 | 1080p · 100 Hz | 180 Hz | 108 | 76 | 39 |
| Radeon RX 7600 GRE | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 97 | 68 | 34 |
| Radeon RX 6700 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 94 | 66 | 34 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 84 | 58 | 30 |
| Intel Arc A770 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 93 | 65 | 33 |
| Intel Arc B570 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 91 | 64 | 33 |
| GeForce RTX 2080 Super | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 91 | 64 | 32 |
| Intel Arc A770 8GB | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 92 | 65 | 33 |
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 82 | 57 | 29 |
| GeForce RTX 5050 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 88 | 62 | 31 |
| Intel Arc A750 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 88 | 62 | 31 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Super | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 85 | 59 | 30 |
| GeForce RTX 2080 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 85 | 59 | 30 |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | 1080p · 60 Hz | 165 Hz | 78 | 54 | 27 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 180 Hz | 87 | 61 | 28 |
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 1080p · 75 Hz | 165 Hz | 78 | 55 | 28 |
| Intel Arc A580 | 1080p · 75 Hz | 165 Hz | 78 | 55 | 28 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 72 | 51 | 26 |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 72 | 51 | 26 |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 72 | 51 | 26 |
| Radeon RX 5700 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 70 | 49 | 25 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 70 | 49 | 25 |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 66 | 46 | 23 |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 66 | 46 | 23 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 66 | 46 | 22 |
| GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 144 Hz | 64 | 45 | 23 |
| Radeon RX 5600 XT | 1080p · 60 Hz | 120 Hz | 61 | 43 | 21 |
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 120 Hz | 59 | 41 | 21 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | 1080p · 60 Hz | 120 Hz | 56 | 39 | 19 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 120 Hz | 53 | 37 | 18 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 50 | 34 | 17 |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 49 | 34 | 18 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 44 | 31 | 15 |
| GeForce GTX 980 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 44 | 31 | 15 |
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 44 | 31 | 16 |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 100 Hz | 44 | 31 | 16 |
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 41 | 28 | 14 |
| GeForce GTX 1650 Super | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 40 | 27 | 14 |
| Radeon RX 590 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 42 | 29 | 15 |
| Intel Arc A380 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 39 | 28 | 13 |
| GeForce GTX 980 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 37 | 26 | 13 |
| Radeon RX 5500 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 37 | 26 | 13 |
| Radeon RX 580 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 39 | 27 | 14 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 38 | 27 | 14 |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 30 | 21 | 11 |
| GeForce GTX 970 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 32 | 22 | 12 |
| Radeon RX 570 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 35 | 24 | 12 |
| Radeon RX 480 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 75 Hz | 34 | 24 | 12 |
| Radeon RX 6400 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 30 | 21 | 11 |
| GeForce GTX 780 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 28 | 20 | 10 |
| Radeon RX 470 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 28 | 19 | 10 |
| GeForce GTX 770 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 25 | 17 | 9 |
| Intel Arc A310 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 25 | 17 | 9 |
| GeForce GTX 960 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 23 | 16 | 9 |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| GeForce GTX 760 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| Radeon RX 560 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| GeForce GTX 950 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Radeon RX 460 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| Radeon RX 550 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| GeForce GT 1030 | 1080p · 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Median FPS across 20 popular games, high settings. Esports — 1080p, medium settings.
The other way round: which GPU for a monitor
1080p · 60 Hz
1080p · 144 Hz
1080p · 240 Hz
1440p · 60 Hz
1440p · 144 Hz
1440p · 165 Hz
4K · 60 Hz
4K · 120 Hz
4K · 144 Hz
How we calculate
FPS comes from the site-wide model: real benchmarks from our database where available, otherwise a regression fitted on thousands of benchmarks with per-game and per-GPU corrections. We use the 20 most popular games in the catalog (high settings) and 9 competitive games (medium settings), GPU-bound like on test benches.
The recommended resolution is the highest one where at least 75% of popular games run at 60+ FPS. The refresh rate is the nearest standard value (60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 180, 240, 360 Hz) not above the median FPS: above it the monitor would show frames the card usually does not render.
With adaptive sync (G-Sync/FreeSync) extra refresh headroom does no harm, but you only see the difference where FPS reaches it. At 240+ Hz the CPU matters too — see the "CPU for high refresh" table.
In short
What monitor do you need for your graphics card
Check how many frames the card renders at the target resolution: if FPS stays below the refresh rate in most games, paying for extra hertz brings nothing. Our table shows the highest resolution where 75% of popular games run at 60+ FPS on high, and the refresh rate by median FPS.
FAQ
How to choose a monitor for a graphics card?
Check how many frames the card renders at the target resolution: if FPS stays below the refresh rate in most games, paying for extra hertz brings nothing. Our table shows the highest resolution where 75% of popular games run at 60+ FPS on high, and the refresh rate by median FPS.
Do I need a 144 Hz monitor if my FPS is below 144?
With adaptive sync (G-Sync/FreeSync) a monitor faster than your FPS stays smooth, but you will not see much difference versus 100–120 Hz. For competitive games high refresh rates make sense: FPS there is usually far higher than in demanding titles.
Where does FPSHQ get its data?
From four sources: official developer and Steam system requirements (157,921 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (106 independent measurements and 4,800 rows of aggregated review data), and the FPSHQ model where no measurement exists — always labelled "estimate".
What is the single FPSHQ FPS model?
One algorithm that, from the GPU score, the CPU gaming score and the game's demand, computes FPS at 1080p/1440p/4K on Low–Ultra presets. The same number appears on every page — games, GPUs, comparisons, calculators — and whenever a real measurement exists it takes priority over the estimate.